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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) previously extended all Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) issued under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador designation that were expiring on Sept. 9, 2016, to be valid through March 9, 2017. That was a 6-month extension. DHS automatically extended the validity of the previously extended EADs for an additional 6 months, through Sept. 9, 2017 to avoid gaps in work authorization.
E-Verify Connection is an e-newsletter for all employers and employees. The February issue (PDF) highlights the updated Handbook for Employers: Guidance for Completing Form I-9; Office of Special Counsel’s name change; the latest Temporary Protected Status designation; and more.
If you used Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, that you downloaded between Nov. 14 and Nov. 17, 2016, review them to ensure your employees’ Social Security numbers appear correctly in Section 1. There was a glitch when the revised Form I-9 was first published on Nov. 14, 2016. Numbers entered in the Social Security number field were transposed when employees completed and printed Section 1 using a computer. For example, the number 123-45-6789 entered in the Social Security number field would appear as 123-34-6789 once the form printed.
On April 19, USCIS announced it was redesigning the Permanent Resident Card (also known as a Green Card) and the Employment Authorization Document (EAD) as part of the Next Generation Secure Identification Document Project. USCIS will begin issuing the new cards on May 1, 2017.
Some Green Cards and EADs issued after May 1, 2017, may still display the existing design format as USCIS will continue using existing card stock until current supplies are depleted. Both the existing and the new Green Cards and EADs will remain valid until the expiration date shown on the card.
Register to join USCIS on May 16 from 2-3 p.m. Eastern for the first Employee Rights Enlace – a Spanish-language teleconference for workers, advocacy groups, and employers to learn about employee rights and resources. During this teleconference, USCIS and presenters from the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division Immigrant and Employee Rights Section will:
The Secretary of Homeland Security has extended the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haiti for 6 months, from July 23, 2017, through Jan. 22, 2018.
On May 10, the American Immigration Lawyers Association Verification and Document Liaison Committee met with the USCIS Verification Division, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Division, and the U.S. Department of Justice Immigrant and Employee Rights Section to respond to questions, provide updates, and address questions from previous meetings. You can find the questions and answers below.
Question and Answers (PDF)
USCIS will release a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Employers will be able to use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17. On Sept.
USCIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, on July 17. Download instructions are available on the Form I-9 page. Employers can use this revised version or continue using Form I-9 with a revision date of 11/14/16 N through Sept. 17. On Sept.
Arizona joins the Records and Information from DMVs for E-Verify (RIDE) program starting July 31, 2017. RIDE helps to reduce document and employment eligibility verification fraud in E-Verify.
Learn more about Driver's License Verification.